Assessing the effects of maternal symptoms and homelessness on the mental health problems in their children

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 168-174

  Harpaz Rotem, Ilan ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a   Desai, Rani ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Depression; Homelessness; Mothers; Psychiatric symptoms; PTSD; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM; VETERAN;

EID: 70350153611     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2008.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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